Sue Lukes
@suelukes.bsky.social
Expert on local services esp housing, migration, migrant communities, community safety, human rights. First UK councillor migrant champion. she/her pronouns. Post in Spanish and English 💜💙🤍💜💙🤍
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The thing which is so regularly forgotten about "non-crime hate incidents" is that the perpetrators escalate, not to mention the distress they cause victims. There is no such thing for those affected as a "low level hate incident". There is a pattern of behaviour.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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‘A disaster for disabled people’: Shabana Mahmood urged not to scrap recording of non-crime hate incidents
Home secretary confirmed this week that police in England and Wales would be scrapping category in its current form
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:46 PM
The thing which is so regularly forgotten about "non-crime hate incidents" is that the perpetrators escalate, not to mention the distress they cause victims. There is no such thing for those affected as a "low level hate incident". There is a pattern of behaviour.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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What a surprise. Reform UK, the home of rogue landlords
The Reform Party chair of Warks County Council has been exposed as a slum landlord. He let out two HMOs that had no central heating or hot water - amongst other problems.
They were so bad that Tamworth Council closed them with emergency prohibition orders.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
They were so bad that Tamworth Council closed them with emergency prohibition orders.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Warwickshire Reform UK councillor illegally let unsafe Tamworth homes
Edward Harris is described as a
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 8:34 PM
What a surprise. Reform UK, the home of rogue landlords
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January 29, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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and this braggb.substack.com/p/city-of-he... h/t @amykaler.bsky.social all added to my autocracy course playlist
CITY of HEROES
A new song of resistance
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January 29, 2026 at 7:16 PM
and this braggb.substack.com/p/city-of-he... h/t @amykaler.bsky.social all added to my autocracy course playlist
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ICE, TERRIBLE FOR THE JEWS
Jews Against ICE Action with Truah and Bend the Arc - Jews United for Justice
Jewish clergy and community members will gather in near ICE headquarters to visibilize the growing, faith-rooted opposition to ICE’s cruel and unfounded immigration enforcement system. Grounded in cor...
jufj.org
January 29, 2026 at 7:59 PM
ICE, TERRIBLE FOR THE JEWS
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The general sense of the news reports from the United States is that the federal government has realised it has gone too far too soon in being filmed freely killing civilians in the streets.
Public opinion is just not ready for that yet.
Public opinion is just not ready for that yet.
January 29, 2026 at 2:32 PM
The general sense of the news reports from the United States is that the federal government has realised it has gone too far too soon in being filmed freely killing civilians in the streets.
Public opinion is just not ready for that yet.
Public opinion is just not ready for that yet.
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Legal asylum seeker, no criminal record, working two jobs, dragged out of smashed car and kidnapped by ICE as his US citizen newborn cries in a car seat in the freezing cold in Maine and his wife who barely speaks English pleads for help. WTAF
Video shows ICE leaving behind an infant and broken glass after arresting a man with no criminal history.
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
“There was a car seat in the back... There were broken glass shards all over it... There was just this tiny peanut of a baby. He was crying.”
My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/i...
ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest
Video shows federal immigration agents leaving behind an infant and broken glass after detaining a Guinean immigrant with no known criminal history.
www.pressherald.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Legal asylum seeker, no criminal record, working two jobs, dragged out of smashed car and kidnapped by ICE as his US citizen newborn cries in a car seat in the freezing cold in Maine and his wife who barely speaks English pleads for help. WTAF
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The *things* russians are doing: invading a sovereign state, murdering civilians, creating a humanitarian disaster in extreme cold, abducting children, razing towns to the ground, raping, torturing, looting
Witkoff: "The Russians are doing things maybe that people wouldn't give them the credit for doing, and I think it always comes down to your indomitable spirit"
January 29, 2026 at 5:34 PM
The *things* russians are doing: invading a sovereign state, murdering civilians, creating a humanitarian disaster in extreme cold, abducting children, razing towns to the ground, raping, torturing, looting
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Mamdani: "I said to the president directly that these ICE raids are cruel & do nothing to actually serve the interests of public safety. Public safety is of paramount importance to us. But to use it as a justification to pull people out of their cars, out of their homes, out of their lives ... "
January 28, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Mamdani: "I said to the president directly that these ICE raids are cruel & do nothing to actually serve the interests of public safety. Public safety is of paramount importance to us. But to use it as a justification to pull people out of their cars, out of their homes, out of their lives ... "
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⛓️ ‘Where jobs went, so did the things that held communities together'
Poverty affects the whole of the UK, but it’s not distributed evenly.
Our analyst @scothunter.bsky.social sets out where poverty is most acute, and the action needed for all communities to thrive, no matter where they are.
Poverty affects the whole of the UK, but it’s not distributed evenly.
Our analyst @scothunter.bsky.social sets out where poverty is most acute, and the action needed for all communities to thrive, no matter where they are.
January 29, 2026 at 12:59 PM
⛓️ ‘Where jobs went, so did the things that held communities together'
Poverty affects the whole of the UK, but it’s not distributed evenly.
Our analyst @scothunter.bsky.social sets out where poverty is most acute, and the action needed for all communities to thrive, no matter where they are.
Poverty affects the whole of the UK, but it’s not distributed evenly.
Our analyst @scothunter.bsky.social sets out where poverty is most acute, and the action needed for all communities to thrive, no matter where they are.
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Not just any journalist, she won the goddamn Triple Crown of broadcast journalism (an Emmy, a Peabody, and a Murrow) in 2024 for her reporting on Gaza.
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda with 1.4m followers reports TikTok ban https://aje.news/ljjuww
January 29, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Not just any journalist, she won the goddamn Triple Crown of broadcast journalism (an Emmy, a Peabody, and a Murrow) in 2024 for her reporting on Gaza.
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
This is textbook censorship of the highest degree
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The report in full taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/01/29/w...
Who secretly owns Britain? Map of hidden UK property owners
Explore an interactive map of nearly 100,000 UK properties owned by offshore companies. In over 40% of cases, the real owner is hidden.
taxpolicy.org.uk
January 29, 2026 at 1:01 PM
The report in full taxpolicy.org.uk/2026/01/29/w...
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Read the full conditional scenarios analysis here: www.jrf.org.uk/social-secur...
This isn’t what change feels like
Investment in social security will reduce poverty this April, but progress will stall without a comprehensive set of actions for more than economic growth alone.
www.jrf.org.uk
January 29, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Read the full conditional scenarios analysis here: www.jrf.org.uk/social-secur...
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🎯 Without further targeted action, headline poverty rates could fall by just 0.2% by 2029 – with pensioners the only group to see a tangible decrease in poverty rates.
The government must take measures to ensure this doesn’t come to pass, and tackle poverty across the population.
The government must take measures to ensure this doesn’t come to pass, and tackle poverty across the population.
January 29, 2026 at 10:59 AM
🎯 Without further targeted action, headline poverty rates could fall by just 0.2% by 2029 – with pensioners the only group to see a tangible decrease in poverty rates.
The government must take measures to ensure this doesn’t come to pass, and tackle poverty across the population.
The government must take measures to ensure this doesn’t come to pass, and tackle poverty across the population.
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Reform UK's Director of Wales, Councillor Dave Thomas has been called out for spreading misinformation in Torfaen.
He's been a non-stop train wreck, and Reform UK didn't learn their lesson losing the 2025 Caerphilly by-election under his awful direction.
www.facebook.com/reel/1953672...
He's been a non-stop train wreck, and Reform UK didn't learn their lesson losing the 2025 Caerphilly by-election under his awful direction.
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6K views · 76 reactions | David Thomas and Jason O’Connell claim Torfaen Council has spent £25 million on consultants and agencies, strongly implying this is an annual cost 💷
They say this is backed ...
David Thomas and Jason O’Connell claim Torfaen Council has spent £25 million on consultants and agencies, strongly implying this is an annual cost 💷
They say this is backed up by a Freedom of...
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January 29, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Reform UK's Director of Wales, Councillor Dave Thomas has been called out for spreading misinformation in Torfaen.
He's been a non-stop train wreck, and Reform UK didn't learn their lesson losing the 2025 Caerphilly by-election under his awful direction.
www.facebook.com/reel/1953672...
He's been a non-stop train wreck, and Reform UK didn't learn their lesson losing the 2025 Caerphilly by-election under his awful direction.
www.facebook.com/reel/1953672...
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86% of people (out of 38,000!) want to keep the Hampstead Ponds trans-inclusive. It’s almost as if TERFs are a hate-driven minority well out of step with decent society.
Striking numbers which demonstrate, in spades, how tiny is the popular support for the culture of hate that Britain's institutions seem determined to impose on a kind and accepting majority.
(Expect the BBC to ignore it or qualify it to oblivion.)
(Expect the BBC to ignore it or qualify it to oblivion.)
January 29, 2026 at 11:01 AM
86% of people (out of 38,000!) want to keep the Hampstead Ponds trans-inclusive. It’s almost as if TERFs are a hate-driven minority well out of step with decent society.
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Nice work if you can get it.
PwC are paid £4.1m by the UK Government for a set of bookmarks you could vibe code in a few hours.
Public procurement is a racket.
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PwC are paid £4.1m by the UK Government for a set of bookmarks you could vibe code in a few hours.
Public procurement is a racket.
mahadk.com/posts/ai-ski...
The UK paid £4.1 million for a bookmarks site
Or, as they like to call it, the 'AI Skills Hub'. Which was built by PwC because of course it was
mahadk.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Nice work if you can get it.
PwC are paid £4.1m by the UK Government for a set of bookmarks you could vibe code in a few hours.
Public procurement is a racket.
mahadk.com/posts/ai-ski...
PwC are paid £4.1m by the UK Government for a set of bookmarks you could vibe code in a few hours.
Public procurement is a racket.
mahadk.com/posts/ai-ski...
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So weird how standing up to a would-be authoritarian bully is really popular.
Almost like voters respond to competence, backbone, and not treating them like idiots.
I can think of a few politicians in the UK who should be taking notes from Mr Carney.
Almost like voters respond to competence, backbone, and not treating them like idiots.
I can think of a few politicians in the UK who should be taking notes from Mr Carney.
January 29, 2026 at 11:07 AM
So weird how standing up to a would-be authoritarian bully is really popular.
Almost like voters respond to competence, backbone, and not treating them like idiots.
I can think of a few politicians in the UK who should be taking notes from Mr Carney.
Almost like voters respond to competence, backbone, and not treating them like idiots.
I can think of a few politicians in the UK who should be taking notes from Mr Carney.
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This song will stay pinned here for a while...
I've never admired Bruce Springsteen more than I do right now. It would have been so easy to just stay quiet and sell records. But he didn't.
At 76, he's still standing up for what's right. Thank you, Boss. Stay safe.
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I've never admired Bruce Springsteen more than I do right now. It would have been so easy to just stay quiet and sell records. But he didn't.
At 76, he's still standing up for what's right. Thank you, Boss. Stay safe.
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Bruce Springsteen releases anti-ICE song dedicated to Minneapolis
Singer says song is in response to ‘state terror’ visiting city, painting image of unrest due to ‘King Trump’s private army’
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January 29, 2026 at 11:08 AM
This song will stay pinned here for a while...
I've never admired Bruce Springsteen more than I do right now. It would have been so easy to just stay quiet and sell records. But he didn't.
At 76, he's still standing up for what's right. Thank you, Boss. Stay safe.
share.google/kz39pAVDsZbp...
I've never admired Bruce Springsteen more than I do right now. It would have been so easy to just stay quiet and sell records. But he didn't.
At 76, he's still standing up for what's right. Thank you, Boss. Stay safe.
share.google/kz39pAVDsZbp...
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This was a minor story on London news this morning - but suspect is a real cautionary (and alarming) tale of an older man getting radicalised online.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sidcup man convicted aover explosive attack on Ulez camera
Kevin Rees's homemade bomb caused damage to vehicles and property including a child's bedroom.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 8:00 AM
This was a minor story on London news this morning - but suspect is a real cautionary (and alarming) tale of an older man getting radicalised online.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Just visited with Liam and his father at Dilley detention center. I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him.
January 28, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Just visited with Liam and his father at Dilley detention center. I demanded his release and told him how much his family, his school, and our country loves him and is praying for him.
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Women who refuse to submit to male authority, refuse God-given heterosexual relationships, or reject their ‘natural’ roles as reproducers of the nation are seen as the enemy.
This is why, after an ICE agent shot Renee Nicole Good, he lobbed the phrase “fucking bitch” as she was dying.
This is why, after an ICE agent shot Renee Nicole Good, he lobbed the phrase “fucking bitch” as she was dying.
ICE violence is fueled by misogyny and white nationalism
How the Trump administration has mobilized state-sponsored terror in Minneapolis and beyond.
www.motherjones.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Women who refuse to submit to male authority, refuse God-given heterosexual relationships, or reject their ‘natural’ roles as reproducers of the nation are seen as the enemy.
This is why, after an ICE agent shot Renee Nicole Good, he lobbed the phrase “fucking bitch” as she was dying.
This is why, after an ICE agent shot Renee Nicole Good, he lobbed the phrase “fucking bitch” as she was dying.
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Now Trump is pressuring Ukraine to cede territory to Russia to get U.S. security guarantees - land Putin failed to take in 4 years of war.
In 1938, Neville Chamberlain declared "peace for our time" after allowing Hitler to annex Sudetenland. In 1939, Hitler invaded Poland.
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In 1938, Neville Chamberlain declared "peace for our time" after allowing Hitler to annex Sudetenland. In 1939, Hitler invaded Poland.
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January 28, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Now Trump is pressuring Ukraine to cede territory to Russia to get U.S. security guarantees - land Putin failed to take in 4 years of war.
In 1938, Neville Chamberlain declared "peace for our time" after allowing Hitler to annex Sudetenland. In 1939, Hitler invaded Poland.
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In 1938, Neville Chamberlain declared "peace for our time" after allowing Hitler to annex Sudetenland. In 1939, Hitler invaded Poland.
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Some really great resources here:
As state terror amps up, here's a list of actions you can take now--
a lot of resources
and a list of upcoming virtual trainings on a number of topics:
a lot of resources
and a list of upcoming virtual trainings on a number of topics:
actions to take as ICE intensifies
ways to support MN and your own community
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Some really great resources here: